Russell Brand Reveals He Once Kissed Meghan Markle – But Don’t Worry Harry, She Was Just Acting!

Almost eight years ago, Russell Brand appeared in a movie with bride-to-be Meghan Markle—and he couldn’t help but kiss and tell.

“As a matter of fact it is,” the 42-year-old actor stated when asked if it was true he kissed Markle, 36, during an appearance on the U.K. TV show Loose Women Wednesday.

“But let me say, before you get carried away with it — there’s a wedding on Saturday, focus!” continued Brand. “She was in a film that I was in — I had done a film, Get Him to the Greek, it was called, a bloody good film — Meghan Markle, didn’t know at the time because she wasn’t married to a royal person, so I wasn’t paying attention.”

Added Brand: “Well I think in it, I don’t remember the film that much… but I think I planted one on her, I think, in the scene. But that was scripted in the scene. I only know this because I think I saw a clip of it somewhere.”

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The Forgetting Sarah Marshall star, who portrayed rocker Aldous Snow in the 2010 comedy, went on to imitate someone objecting to Meghan’s and Prince Harry‘s highly-anticipated royal wedding on Saturday.

“Meghan Markle, there we go. ‘If anyone has any reason …’” teased Brand before adding, “Yeah! Russell Brand snogged her in a film!’ Never mind her bloody dad selling photos!” he said referring to the news that Markle’s dad participated in staged paparazzi photos.

During his appearance on the talk show, Brand also shared that his 71-year-old mother is “doing amazing” following a serious car accident last month, which caused the actor to …read more

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